Occupation: Former President Of Chile Birth: November 25, 1915 Death: December 10, 2006
I devalued the peso solely looking after the poor..
The only solution to the issue of human rights is oblivion..
My face is sour. Maybe that's why they say I'm a dictator..
Don't forget that in the history of the world, there was a plebiscite, in which Christ and Barabbas were being judged, and the people chose Barabbas..
Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood..
The freedoms which had been so hard won from colonial domination were being crushed by Soviet-inspired and funded military and political forces. Thei….
Today, near the end of my days, I want to say that I harbor no rancor against anybody, that I love my fatherland above all and that I take political ….
The nation is trying to make Chile a country of proprietors, not of proletarians..
I was only an aspiring dictator. I was never a real dictator..
He could have a thousand faults, but I do not blame anyone in particular and I despise brutality with which the Nazis acted against Israelites; but t….
During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and ….
I have lived with my conscience and my own memories for over quarter of a century since the events of 1973. These are not easy reflections for me. Bu….
Not a single leaf moves in this country if I'm not the one moving it..
Rome cut off the heads of Christians and they continued to reappear one way or another. Something similar happens with Marxists..
We have no political prisons. We have political internal exiles..
I will die. The person who succeeds me will also have to die. But elections, you won't have..
I'm looking at them from above, because God put me there..
Everything I did, all my actions, all of the problems I had I dedicate to God and to Chile, because I kept Chile from becoming Communist..
The rich people are those who create wealth, and you have to treat them well so they continue to give wealth..
Had I been a dictator, I would still be governing..
I'm not someone who usually sends out threats. I warn only once. The day they touch one of my men, the rule of law is over..